Definition of Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment includes verbal, visual or physical conduct of a sexual nature which may have a negative impact upon the victim’s academic or work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational/work environment.

Sexual harassment may include, but is not limited to:

1. Making comments or jokes about a students body
2. Online or text message sharing of pictures or videos of a sexual nature
3. Insults about a students dating, romantic, or sexual history
4. Writing notes, letters, or graffiti that are sexually explicit
5. Making obscene gestures or suggestive body movements that are sexual in nature.
6. Unwanted hugging, kissing, or other forms of unwanted sexual contact
7. Touching an intimate part of another persons body without consent
8. Dating Violence
9. Sexual assault